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The Jessamy Bride
F. Frankfort Moore · 1900 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
Chicago, Herbert S. Stone & Company, 1900. Cloth. A smart limited edition of this romance novel from Irish writer Frank Frankfort Moore, signed by the author. Limited edition of one thousand copies numbered and signed by the author, of which this is number five hundred and sixty…
Up the Rhine
Thomas Hood · 1840 · Rooke Books
£58.00 (€69.53 | $76.64 | ¥12,240)
London, A. H. Baily & Co. 1840. First edition. Leather. A smartly bound first edition of Thomas Hood's European travelogue, illustrated throughout. First edition. Illustrated with thirty-two full-page illustrations and many vignettes. Collated complete. Arranged as a collec…
The Mandelbaum Gate
Muriel Spark · 1965 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)
New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1965. First edition. Cloth. A smart first US edition of this deeply rich novel from Scottish author Muriel Sparks. First US edition, published the same year as the UK first. Set in Jerusalem in 1961, whilst on a pilgrimage to Holy Land, half-Jewish Cat…
The Fairy Hill
Edward Shanks · 1931 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)
Not Stated, Privately Printed, 1931. Paperback. A scarce limited edition novella by Edward Shanks, a fantasy work signed by the author. A limited edition of one hundred and fifty copies, of which this is numbered seventy three, a scarce work.Signed by the author to the limitatio…
The Filigree Ball
Anna Katherine Green · 1903 · Rooke Books
£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)
Indianapolis , The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1903 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of The Filigree Ball by Anna Katherine Green. A first American edition, first impression copy with 'March' to the editions page.Anna Katherine Green was an American poet and nov…
The Alexandria Quartet
Lawrence Durrell · 1962 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
London , Faber and Faber, 1962. First edition. Cloth. A first four in one volume edition of the Alexandria Quarter by Lawrence Durrell. A first edition of this one volume edition. The Alexandria Quartet is a collection of four novels by Lawrence Durrell, that present perspectiv…
The Buried Temple
Maurice Maeterlinck; Alfred Sutro · 1902 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)
London , George Allen, 1902. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first English edition of this collection of essays by Maurice Maeterlinck. A first English translated edition of The Buried Temple by Maurice Maeterlinck, translated by Alfred Sutro. This volume contains five essays by…
The First Decade
Robert Duncan · 1968 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)
London, Fulcrum Press, 1968. First edition. Cloth. The first trade edition of this hand-picked collection of early poetry from Robert Duncan, in the original dust wrapper. First trade edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding, encased in the unclipped dust wrapper.…
The Famished Road
Ben Okri · 1991 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)
London, Jonathan Cape, 1991. First edition. Cloth. A lovely true first edition, third printing of Ben Okri's Man Booker Prize winning novel, in the unclipped dust wrapper. First UK edition, third impression of this novel by Ben Okri, Nigerian poet and novelist, considered o…
Under the Pines
Lydia Avery Coonley · 1895 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)
Chicago, Way & Williams, 1895 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of this charming collection of verse from American poet and president of the Chicago Women's Club, Lydia Avery Coonley. First edition. Signed by the author to the front endpaper, dated 1900. Bound…
Prometheus the Firegiver
Robert Bridges · 1884 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)
London, George Bell and Sons, 1884. First edition. Cloth. The first trade edition of this retelling of the myth of Prometheus, by Robert Bridges. The first trade edition, previously printed by a private press in a limited edition in 1883.'Prometheus the Firegiver' is a…
About the House
W. H. Auden · 1966 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)
London, Faber and Faber, 1966. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition, first impression of this collection of W. H. Auden's poetry, containing his first use of the haiku. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, …
The Two Natures
Robert Waller · 1951 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)
Kent , The Hand and Flower Press , 1951. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A signed copy of Robert Waller's poetry, in the original 'Poems in Pamphlet' binding. The first edition. In the original paperback pamphlet binding. Inscribed by the author to the title pag…
The American Songbag
Carl Sandburg · 1927 · Rooke Books
£88.00 (€105.50 | $116.28 | ¥18,571)
New York , Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1927. First edition. Cloth. A first edition comprehensive volume that beautifully celebrates the diverse melodies and verses of America. A first American edition of this work. This volume is a collection of two hundred and eighty melodies a…
The Flaming Terrapin
Roy Campbell · 1924 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
London, Jonathan Cape Ltd. 1924. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this debut philosophical poem, by South African author, Roy Campbell. The first edition, first impression. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. With a frontispiece by John Austen. The debut …
The Still Centre
Stephen Spender · 1939 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)
London , Faber and Faber, 1939. First edition. Cloth. A collection of poetry by Stephen Spender. First Edition. Held in original unclipped dustwrapper. Stephen Spender was an English poet, novelist and essayist. Thematically, Spender focused mostly on social injustice and the cl…
The Untilled Field
George Moore · 1903 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)
Leipzig, Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1903. Leather. The Tauchnitz edition of this charming workby George Moore. Tauchnitz edition. When the local parish priests grow concerned with the declining moral standards of the village, the church must act. Written by George Moore, an Irish poet,…
The Old Glory
Robert Lowell · 1966 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)
London, Faber and Faber, 1966. First edition. Cloth. A fine, first edition copy of this play by American author and poet, Robert Lowell. With the original unclipped dustwrapper. 'The Old Glory' comprises of three pieces which were to be performed together as a trilogy.…
The Golden Gate
Vikram Seth · 1986 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)
London, Faber and Faber, 1986. First edition. Cloth. The first novel by Vikram Seth. Seth is a poet and novelist. Several of his poetry collections are regarded as notable contributions to the Indian English language poetry canon. 'The Golden Gate' is Vikram Seth'…
In the Heights
Richard Watson Gilder · 1905 · Rooke Books
£130.00 (€155.85 | $171.78 | ¥27,434)
New York, The Century Co. 1905. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce collection of poetry by Richard Watson Gilder. The first edition. A very scarce work. In the publisher's original gilt cloth.This work features a collection of poetry written by Rich…